Story 17 Flashcards

1
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고속도로에서

A

On the highway or From the highway

고속도로 (高速道路) – highway
에서 – location particle meaning “at” or “from”

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철수는 회사에서 집으로 오고 있다.

A

Cheolsu is coming home from work.

회사에서 – “from the company” (에서 marks the starting point).
집으로 – “toward home” (으로 indicates direction).
오다 (to come) + -고 있다 (ongoing action) = “is coming.”

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그는 매일 회사에서 집까지 운전을 한다.

A

He drives from work to home every day.

매일 – “every day.”
회사에서 집까지 – “from work to home.”
에서 – “from” (starting point).
까지 – “until, to” (endpoint).
운전을 한다 – “drives” (noun + verb construction).
운전하다 (to drive) → noun form 운전 (driving) + 한다 (does).

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고속도로에는 많은 차들이 있다.

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고속도로에는 – “On the highway”
많은 – “many” (descriptive form of 많다).
차들이 – “cars” (들 is the plural marker, 이 is the subject marker).
차 - car

There are many cars on the highway.

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고속도로는 차가 너무 밀려서 움직일 수가 없다.

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The highway is so congested that (cars) cannot move.

너무 – “too” (degree adverb).
밀려서 – “is congested, so…”
밀리다 (passive verb: “to be pushed, congested”) + -서 (cause-effect connector)
움직이다 (to move) + -ㄹ 수 없다 (“cannot do”).

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철수는 짜증나고 화가 난다.

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Cheolsu is annoyed and angry.

짜증나고 – “annoyed, and…”
짜증나다 (to be annoyed) + -고 (and).
화가 난다. – “is angry.”
화가 나다 (to get angry).

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그는 뉴스를 들으려고 라디오를 튼다. (라디오를 켠다)

A

He turns on the radio to listen to the news.

뉴스 – “the news”
들으려고 – “in order to listen to” (-려고 indicates purpose).
라디오 – “radio”
튼다. – “turns on” (틀다 means “to turn on (a device)”).
켜다 means “to turn on” an electrical device (e.g., lights, computer, TV, radio).

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그러고 나서, 그는 음악을 듣는다.

A

Then, he listens to music.

그러고 나서 – “Then, after that” (sequence of actions).
음악을 – “music” (을 as object marker).
듣는다. – “listens” (듣다 in present tense).

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그래도 여전히, 철수는 심심하고 피곤하다.

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Even so, Cheolsu is still bored and tired.

그래도 – “Even so” (contrast).
여전히 – “still” (continuation of a state).
철수는 – “철수” (는 as topic marker).
심심하고 – “bored, and…” (심심하다 = “to be bored” + -고).
피곤하다. – “is tired.”

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고속도로는 매일 너무 차가 밀린다.

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고속도로는 매일 너무 차가 밀린다.

고속도로는 – “The highway” (는 as topic marker).
매일 – “every day.”
너무 – “too (much).”
차가 밀린다. – “The traffic is congested.”
차 (car, subject) + 밀리다 (passive verb: “to be congested”).

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철수는 대신 오토바이를 살지 생각한다.

A

Cheolsu is thinking about buying a motorcycle instead.

대신 – “instead.”
오토바이를 – “motorcycle” (를 as object marker).
살지 생각한다. – “is thinking about buying.”
살지 – Alternative form of 살까 (should I buy?).
생각한다 – “thinks” (about something).

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철수는 회사에 있니?

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Is Cheolsu at the company?

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아니, 철수는 회사에 없어.

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No, Cheolsu is not at the company.

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그는 차를 타고 회사에서 집으로 오고 있어.

A

He is coming home from work in a car.

차를 타고 – “riding a car” (타다 = “to ride” + -고 for manner).

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응, 고속도로에는 철수를 비롯하여 많은 차들이 있어.

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Yes, on the highway, there are many cars, including Cheolsoo.
철수를 비롯하여 – “including 철수.”
철수 – “Chulsoo” (person’s name, object marked with 을).
-을 비롯하여 – “including, led by, starting with.”
Used to mention an example from a group.
Example: “학생들을 비롯하여 선생님도 행사에 참석했다.”
→ “Including the students, the teacher also attended the event.”
Here, it emphasizes that 철수 is part of the group of cars on the highway.

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아니, 철수는 고속도로에 차가 너무 많아서 움직일 수 없어.

A

No, Cheolsoo cannot move because there are too many cars on the highway.

차가 너무 많아서 – “because there are too many cars.”